El Requinto Carranguero
Jorge Velosa
The Carranguero Guitar
From the eastern plains, the guitar one day came
Wrapped in the ruana of the Indian and the farmer
And here, as you see it, tiny and with a fine voice
Not from an elegant family but noble when it sings
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
It has 10 strings, thin and steel
Two pairs and two trills that move the whole world
And its regular bridge is curved but not bent
So when the strings ring, it sings as if caressed
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
The 21 frets are not too high or too low
Its box is light and thin, and that's how it sounds different
And if you want to learn more seriously and truly
In Chiquinquirá and in Velez, they will tell you everything you want
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
My guitar must sound because it is a town crier
Close to the hearts, it always arrives first
